NAME: Brian Clarke

NICKNAME: Clarkey

PLACE OF BIRTH: Amsterdam

HOMETOWN: Darwin, Australia

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN THE UK? 3 years

ORIGINAL FOOTY CLUB: Nightcliff Tigers (NTFL)

OTHER CLUBS: Broadbeach Cats (AFLQ), Convicts

WHERE DID YOU FIRST START UMPIRING? AFL Queensland

WHAT BRINGS YOU TO UMPIRING? I wasn’t getting any younger and decided to give it a go. Started out as a boundary umpire before progressing to field. I now get more touches than I ever did when I was playing!

WHERE ELSE HAVE YOU UMPIRED? England, Scotland, Wales, Japan, Nauru, Samoa, Sweden, France, Germany, Dubai

CAREER UMPIRING HIGHLIGHT: 2007 EU Cup in Hamburg, Germany. Twelve teams from all over Europe, it was a fantastic day!

AFL CLUB YOU SUPPORT: Hawthorn, 2008 Premiers

FAVOURITE AFL PLAYER: Shane Crawford

FAVOURITE FOOD: Steak & 3 Veg

FAVOURITE DRINK: Iced Coffee

FAVOURITE TV SHOW: Dr Who

HOBBIES: Travelling, oiling the guns, long walks on the beach